# 2005 EU Cup Australian rules football

The 2005 EU Cup of Australian rules football was held in London (England) on 9 October 2005, with 10 national teams. The tournament was won by Belgium who were crowned European Champions after defeating Sweden in the final.

## Teams

Pool A :
* Austria
* Belgium
* Catalonia
* Germany
* Israel
Pool B :
* England
* France
* Scotland
* Netherlands
* Sweden

## Pools

| POOL A | Pts | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | DP |
| Belgium | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 129 | +99 |
| Germany | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 156 | +44 |
| Israel | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 156 | 112 | +44 |
| Catalonia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 158 | 217 | –59 |
| Austria | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 220 | –128 |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Israel | 51–10 | Austria | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [2] 7.7 (51) | | [5] 0.5 (10) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Germany | 59–38 | Catalonia | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [22] 5.7 (59) | | [24] 2.2 (38) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Belgium | 62–7 | Austria | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [3] 9.5 (62) | | [5] 0.2 (7) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Israel | 36–31 | Catalonia | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [2] 5.4 (36) | | [24] 0.7 (31) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Catalonia | 51–45 | Austria | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [24] 4.3 (51) | | [5] 6.4 (45) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Belgium | 77–38 | Catalonia | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [3] 12.2 (77) | | [24] 2.2 (38) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Israel | 38–32 | Belgium | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [2] 5.6 (38) | | [3] 3.11 (32) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Germany | 39–31 | Israel | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [22] 2.5 (39) | | [2] 4.5 (31) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Germany | 56–30 | Austria | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [22] 5.4 (56) | | [5] 4.1 (30) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Belgium | 57–46 | Germany | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [3] 8.6 (57) | | [22] 3.6 (46) | Chiswick RFC London |
| POOL B | Pts | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | DP |
| Sweden | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 153 | +127 |
| England | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 179 | +35 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 212 | 210 | +2 |
| Scotland | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 186 | 252 | –66 |
| France | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 176 | 274 | –98 |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | England | 66–30 | Netherlands | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [22] 7.2 (66) | | [8] 3.4 (30) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | England | 49–40 | France | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [22] 4.3 (49) | | [30] 1.4 (40) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | | 74–42 | France | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [8] 10.6 (74) | | [30] 2.0 (42) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Sweden | 68–36 | England | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [10] 9.4 (68) | | [22] 2.2 (36) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Scotland | 70–52 | France | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [15] 8.7 (70) | | [30] 3.4 (52) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Sweden | 81–42 | France | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [10] 11.5 (81) | | [30] 2.0 (42) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Sweden | 73–31 | Scotland | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [10] 10.3 (73) | | [15] 2.4 (31) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | England | 63–41 | Scotland | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [22] 6.5 (63) | | [15] 4.2 (41) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Netherlands | 64–44 | Scotland | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [8] 8.8 (64) | | [15] 4.5 (44) | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Sweden | 58–44 | Netherlands | Chiswick RFC London |
| 9 October 2005 | [10] 7.6 (58) | | [8] 5.6 (44) | Chiswick RFC London |

## Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| October 9 - London | October 9 - London |
| Belgium | 35 |
| Belgium | 35 | October 9 - London | October 9 - London |
| Netherlands | 20 | October 9 - London | October 9 - London |
| Netherlands | 20 | BELGIUM | 78 |
| October 9 - London | October 9 - London | | BELGIUM | 78 |
| October 9 - London | October 9 - London | Sweden | 37 |
| Sweden | 56 | Sweden | 37 |
| Germany | 44 | | |
| Germany | 44 | Third place | Third place |
| | | October 9 - London | October 9 - London |
| | | Netherlands | 58 |
| | | Germany | 37 |
6-8 Places
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Scotland | 36–18 | Austria | London |
| 9 October 2005 | [15] 3.3 (36) | | [5] 2.1 (18) | London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Catalonia | 53–44 | France | London |
| 9 October 2005 | [24] 4.5 (53) | | [30] 2.2 (44) | London |
Semifinals
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Belgium | 35–20 | Netherlands | London |
| 9 October 2005 | [3] 4.8 (35) | | [8] 2.0 (20) | London |
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Sweden | 56–44 | Germany | London |
| 9 October 2005 | [10] 7.4 (56) | | [22] 3.4 (44) | London |
3rd - 4th places
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Netherlands | 58–37 | Germany | London |
| 9 October 2005 | [8] 7.8 (58) | | [22] 2.3 (37) | London |
FINAL
| 9 October 2005 |
| 9 October 2005 | Belgium | 78–37 | Sweden | London |
| 9 October 2005 | [3] 12.6 (78) | | [10] 4.3 (37) | London |
* Champion BELGIUM

## Final standings

Equip :
| 1 | Belgium |
| 2 | Sweden |
| 3 | Netherlands |
| 4 | Germany |
| 5 | Israel |
| = | England |
| 6 | Scotland |
| 7 | Catalonia |
| 8 | France |
| = | Austria |
* NOTE: Israel and England didn't play the final match, sharing the fifth place.